LEADER 02557oam 2200433 450 001 9910794219803321 005 20230629235416.0 010 $a1-78925-407-8 010 $a1-78925-409-4 035 $a(CKB)4100000011658594 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6424378 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000011658594 100 $a20210602d2021 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn#---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 04$aThe art of siege warfare and military architecture from the classical world to the middle ages /$fedited by Michael Eisenberg, Rabei Khamisy 210 1$aOxford, England :$cOxbow Books, Limited,$d[2021] 210 4$d©2021 215 $a1 online resource 311 $a1-78925-406-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 330 $a"The papers in this book present, for the first time, the world of warfare, both defensive and offensive, from the Classical periods to end of the Middle Ages in one collection. These scholarships have attracted ancient writers and generals and nowadays historians, archaeologists and researchers poliorcetics. Military historiography and ancient manuals are well familiar from the Classical period throughout the Hellenistic great battlefields until the end of the Middle Ages, the chronological scope of this codex. The current book is the first to encompass this long array of time while trying to enrich the reader with the continuity, development and regression in the different periods and spheres of the ancient poliorcetics and beyond; the papers presented here are focusing on the physical fortifications, besieging and defense techniques, development and efficiency of ancient projectiles and sieging machinery, battlefields and the historiographical evidence. The X papers of the book are written by some of the best scholars in their field, presenting here for the first time the results of their research, in the west and in the east"--$cProvided by publisher. 606 $aMilitary architecture$xHistory$dTo 1500 606 $aSiege warfare$xHistory$dTo 1500 615 0$aMilitary architecture$xHistory 615 0$aSiege warfare$xHistory 676 $a355.44 702 $aEisenberg$b Michael$f1968- 702 $aKhamisy$b Rabei 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bUtOrBLW 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910794219803321 996 $aArt of siege warfare and military architecture from the classical world to the Middle Ages$93011609 997 $aUNINA